• "While a final $1 dollar coin design has not yet been selected to commemorate the United States' semiquincentennial, this first draft reflects well the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, even in the face of immense obstacles," a Treasury spokesperson said.

Federal law generally prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency, but it's unclear if the design evades or violates those rules.

During Friday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Trump had seen the first draft of the coin.

• "I'm not sure if he's seen it, but I'm sure he'll love it," she said.

An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say.

The raid, which targeted a Tampa mansion where one of the leaders lived, was carried out in August, but recently filed court records brought new details to light, including the scale of the organization’s alleged illegal operations, WTVT reported.

David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, are accused of running a forced labor and money laundering scheme through their church, Kingdom of God Global Church, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The church is headquartered in Michigan.

Jack Posobiec is very concerned about voter fraud. An influential MAGA voice and prominent conspiracy theorist, he’s perhaps best known for amplifying the 2016 “Pizzagate” conspiracy, which culminated in a man firing a gun in a D.C. pizza restaurant. In the years since, Posobiec has loudly espoused a range of debunked conspiracy theories. That includes the GOP theory—once semi-fringe and now thoroughly MAGA mainstreamed—that Democrats have won elections via millions of fraudulent votes. The Republican National Committee last fall enlisted him to speak to poll watchers about election security. Posobiec is particularly focused on Pennsylvania, repeatedly accusing the state’s Democratic officials of fraud, even spreading conspiracy theories that were followed by an RNC lawsuit.

The 40-year-old Posobiec has voted in Pennsylvania elections from 2004 to 2024, both in person and by mail, according to a copy of his voting record viewed by Slate and the Handbasket.

He continued voting in Pennsylvania via absentee ballots and, later, in-person on-demand mail voting, using his parents’ home address in 2018, 2022, and 2024, according to an official copy of his voter information file from Montgomery County obtained through a right-to-know request.

There’s nothing untoward about any of that, provided Posobiec actually lives in Pennsylvania. But the evidence is extremely strong that he doesn’t. Instead, it suggests that, despite growing up in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Posobiec has lived in Maryland for almost a decade.

Both he and his current wife, Tanya, have posted on their personal social media accounts photos of the suburban Maryland home they appear to have resided in since 2018. Tanya often calls the house “home”—at least five times, according to our review—and shows many milestones of family life there. She also lists her location as the District of Columbia on Facebook and enrolls in family crafts and lessons in the area, according to her social media posts. She registered to vote at their Maryland address on Election Day 2020. (Posobiec voted that year in person in Pennsylvania.)

Perhaps most damningly, Posobiec listed a Maryland address—the same one he and his wife show in social media posts—more than a dozen times in his 2024 political contributions, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

Beyond a hereditary reason...do you thik this is part of the problem?

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This then. means that the Law. , the OLD COVENENT was set side and that means that we are saved by. Roman 10:9 and 10

and have the HOLY SPIRIT , place you into the BODY of CHRIST by 1 Cor 12:13

And there NO OTHER WAY TO BE SAVED and go to HEAVEN. , PERIOD !!

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Heavenly Father,

The secularism that is celebrated by the majority of the population is nothing short of antichrist and we are now seeing the results of this being played out in society.

People are rising against one another and there is no Christ led mediation to assist to lead us all back to You in unity.

Today, I would like to pray for the people of England. May they come back to You, Heavenly Father, and reject their worldly ways.

Please help them remember that you are King of Kings, Lord of Lords and the Saviour of all.

I pray for all those affected by the synagogue incident.

Please Lord, show all your might and mercy so that they may return to You and restore the once great Christian nation through Your forgiveness.

Please protect your people, Lord, from the unholy actions of those who have yet to come to You.

In Your name I pray, Amen.

Christians are praying for the Jewish community in the U.K. after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The suspected killer, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, got his British citizenship in 2006 and is of Syrian descent.

At least two people are dead after a car and stabbing attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in the Crumpsall suburb of Manchester on Thursday morning. Three more members of the public are in a serious condition.

A third person thought to be the suspect was shot by police and is believed to be dead.

Counter-terrorism police have designated the crime as a “terrorism incident” and have made two arrests. They also know the identity of the deceased attacker, who was described as wearing a vest that looked like it had an explosive device attached.

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This is going to be interesting - 'Hatred and racism cannot tear us apart,' first woman Archbishop of Canterbury says .

Appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury: 3 October 2025 .

I thought I would not live to see this.

Announced by Republican members Brandon Hall and Julie Pickren last week, David Barton will serve as one of several expert content advisers to the board as it develops a new social studies agenda that will dedicate more time across school grades to Texas and U.S. history while placing less attention on world history and cultures.

Board members can nominate content advisers to review and provide feedback during the revision process. Barton served in a similar role when the board revised its social studies standards in 2010.

His appointment comes ahead of what are expected to be intense debates about Texas’ social studies framework, specifically how and what students should learn about history. Those discussions will take place as Texas’ Republican leaders increasingly push to inject Christian beliefs and values into public school classrooms.

Barton is a former vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas and the founder of WallBuilders, a Christian advocacy group based in North Texas that believes “American liberty is being eroded” and that the country’s “biblical foundation is under constant attack.”

Historians critical of Barton’s beliefs have pointed to his lack of formal historical training and the fact that a book he authored over a decade ago, “The Jefferson Lies,” was pulled from the shelves by its publisher due to historical details “that were not adequately supported.” [Many other errors of fact and misrepresentation can be laid at Barton's feet other than this one book.]

When Barton advised the State Board of Education roughly 15 years ago, he called the fact that racial, ethnic and religious groups have expanded political rights in American society a “false premise,” noting his perspective that such advances would not have happened without the country’s white majority.

Christians have no right to be adultists.

God's covenants are with Israel. The New Covenant is also made with Israel.

The first covenant

He spoke to the Nation of Israel. He spoke the Ten Commandments, codified it with His own finger and added no more to them Deut5:22

Exo 34: 28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Sadly the covenant was broken before Moses could deliver the written Testimony of God because there was a delay. So God re-wrote the exact words on stone again. Deut 10:4

This cannot be a clearer expression of God's will, written by God, spoken by God, His Testimony under His mercy seat where judgement and mercy will come together soon. Rev11:18-19

Because Israel did not continue in the covenant because they broke it. God keeps His promises and said He would not alter His words of the covenant Psa89:34 not a jot or tittle Mat5:18. So in His longsuffering for mankind, He writes a New Covenant, not established on the old promises of the people doing Exo 19:8 it is established on the better promises Heb 8:6 of what He will do. Heb8:10 Instead of writing His covenant in stone, He writes them in the hearts and minds of His people. Still made to Isarel.

Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

If we are God's people, we are in a Covenant relationship with God and heirs to the promises Gal 3:26-29. If we are in a Covenant relationship with God, we have His laws (His version) from written on stone (external) to written in the heart (internal- part of who we are) 2 Cor3:3 God keeping His promises Psa89:34 Mat5:18 based on Him doing Heb8:10 John14:15-18

So what does Israel mean?

God gives us these answers....

Exo 4:22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD: "Israel is My son, My firstborn.
Hos 11:1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

Israel is God's son, His firstborn. If Israel was literal it would mean Adam. Obviously its not literal as it represents God's people.

Who is the true Israel?

Mat 2:14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,
Mat 2:15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."

Christ is the true fulfillment of Israel.

Christ is the Vine, we are the branches and Gentiles are grafted into Christ or Israel (God's people) through faith

Gal 3:7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
Gal 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.


Rom 11:11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles
Rom 11:12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
Rom 11:14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.
Rom 11:15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
Rom 11:11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.
Rom 11:16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,
Rom 11:18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Rom 11:19 You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in."
Rom 11:20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
Rom 11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.

The only way we are part of God's Israel is through faith. Tuning out all of the noise of the world and following what God of the Bible says.
Jesus makes it so clear we need to be connected to the Vine. And of course those who have not rebelled against the new covenant Rom8:7-8 and keep His commandments as they have God's laws written in their hearts and minds, His version because He is God Exo31:18 Deut4:13, not mans edited version against the will of God Deut4:2 Psa89:34 Mat5:18 Isa56:6

Joh 15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
Joh 15:2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Joh 15:3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Joh 15:4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
Joh 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Joh 15:6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
Joh 15:7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
Joh 15:8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Joh 15:9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
Joh 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.


1Jn 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1Jn 2:5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1Jn 2:6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.


1Jn 3:24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Lets enter into the New Covenant by faith. Having our Fathers laws written in our hearts and minds obeying Him and His Testimony which there is no One greater, through our love and faith.

These are the saints that will enter into the gates of heaven.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

Lets get back to what the God of the Bible and Universe Rev14:7 Exo20:11 says before its too late Rev18:4 Rev22:11

I would like to ask for prayer regarding something that happened at work today. My boss gave a beautiful cake to one of my colleagues, and I asked if I could have one too. However, she gave me a much cheaper one instead. I ended up rejecting it, and since then I’ve been feeling very upset and angry about it.

I know this may seem like a small matter, but it really hurt me. I’ve been working at this company for almost six years, always giving my best. I often contribute a lot, and my English is stronger, so I help in many areas. My colleague, who received the nicer cake, struggles more with her work and communication. I do honour and respect her, but deep down I feel that the situation was unfair.

Part of the reason I wanted that cake was because my father will be hospitalized next week for surgery, and I had hoped to share that cake with him this weekend as something meaningful before his operation. Now it’s too late, and I feel disappointed.

I’ve tried listening to Christian hymns to calm down, but I’m still very angry and find it hard to let go. I truly love my workplace, my customers, and the environment, and I don’t wish to leave. I just need prayer for peace in my heart — to release these feelings of anger and hurt, to forgive easily, and to remember that God sees every small detail of our lives, even when others don’t.

Please pray that I can find rest in the Lord, trust His justice and timing, and feel His love more deeply than my frustration.
Thank you so much for praying for me.

Nicolas Cage's upcoming controversial biblical horror film about Jesus' childhood has been blasted by Christians and labeled as 'blasphemous.'

Earlier this week on Wednesday, the first official trailer for The Carpenter's Son was dropped to mixed reception- and showed the 61-year-old actor taking on the role of Joseph.

The unconventional retelling of the biblical story - which will be released in theaters on November 14 - is based on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas according to writer and director Lofty Nathan.

Since the film's initial announcement, some have slammed the project on social media while one accused Hollywood of turning 'scripture into horror.'

On Google Reviews, the movie currently holds a 1.3/5 rating - over a month before it premieres in theaters.

'I will not see this movie,' one penned on Google. 'A horror movie about Jesus is just not right.

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Playing video games is quite addictive, & possibly as addictive as social media. Furthermore, in the cases of Violent video games like "Call of Duty" or "Doom" that can involve watching gory killings, it can be spiritually, mentally, emotionally & psychologically harmful.

Therfore, Pray Jesus Christ stirs up people to play more physical sports & exercise as (1Tim 4:8) bodily exertion is of little value,but at least has some value as opposed to video games:

You know, demons may traverse ''heavenly places'' (Ephesians 6:12), but I have never known the likes, such as this pack of evil spirits to be welcomed by so many self-professing Christians that to this day, celebrate the martyrdom/murder of Christian Charlie Kirk!

Grant them understanding Father for the loss they now exhibit, their destitution from that blessed engrafted word of God for which brother Kirk paid the price for.

Nearly 620,000 people were baptized or received into full communion with the Catholic Church in 2023. Here is where they are most concentrated.

In 2023 (the most recent year for which data is available), there were a total of 619,775 people who entered the Catholic Church in the United States in the country's 178 Latin-rite dioceses, according to the 2024 edition of The Official Catholic Directory.

While the vast majority — 480,905 — of those new Catholics were infant baptisms, there were still nearly 150,000 others who entered the Church either as a non-infant minor, an adult, or who were received into full communion. (Those people who have already been validly baptized as a Christian do not receive baptism again, but will receive the Eucharist and, depending on their age, Confirmation.)
These people were not distributed evenly across the United States.

Here's a look at the top five dioceses who received the most non-infant baptism conversions in 2023:

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Please pray that God will heal my son Jakeb's arm so he can draw and to please if it is His will allow him to be happy and healthy. I ask in the name of Jesus. Thank you and God bless you. Carmen

I’ve got a date tomorrow with the guy I like, please pray that it goes well and we really hit it off, in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen. Thank you.

Cy Kellett and Joe Heschmeyer engage with a listener from North Carolina who raises a curious question about Pope Leo’s recent blessing of a block of ice for a climate justice event.

Transcript:

Caller: I saw something today about Pope Leo blessing a block of ice for a climate justice event, and people seem upset. I don’t totally understand why they’re upset. You know, from my understanding as a newer Catholic Popes you know, they bless objects.

Cy: What have people said? I’m not really familiar with this.

Caller: I’ve seen people say, you know, this is horrific was a word used, things like that.

Joe: Are these those anti-ICE protests I’ve been hearing so much about?

Cy: Yes, the people are protesting the ice.
Joe: No, no, it was just a true block of ice, like something called blessing the water. I’ve actually, I’ve seen the video, but. And I’ve got the remarks in front of me.

Cy: I understand that people said it’s horrific, but I would. Do you have any idea why they thought it was horrific? Like, what did they… This is like, he’s doing what?

Caller: I think they’re more concerned with the people that are giving the event. I also saw the word communist thrown in there, but that’s not the real communist.

Cy: The communists never blessed anything. They. Not a thing. They never blessed the thing. But. All right, go ahead, go ahead.

Caller: Yeah, the deeper part of the question was like, to what extent, with all that being said, like, people are upset. To what extent can the laity, like, object to the actions of those in authority without being in schism? Like, I’m thinking of people who are upset about the repression of the Latin Mass, but also that as well, just like anything, that they’re upset about some things. I see. And like, is that okay to say?

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I was wondering if there was a way where muso's can jam live over the internet. Like Zoom and other conferencing Apps.

Not sure if there are newer versions especially for music as I know apps like Zoom can lag.

But it would be great if this was the case and we could setup something along those lines. THis would be great for say either a ad lib jam session between a few or for getting collaborations ect.

I say this partly because I am looking for a jam or group that gets together especially for guitarists. But I also enough any instrument in a jam. I use to jam but have moved to a new area and am a bit disabled nowadays.

Still I volunteer at a local homeless hub and started a music group as I notices a lot of people played guitar or loved guitars and music. So I am eager to recreate this kind of group or opportunity as I think music is a good therapy.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Thank you so much for your prayers for my father. I’d like to share a quick update — the surgery that was originally scheduled for 3 October has been postponed to 9 October because the doctor had to take urgent leave.

Please continue to pray that my father’s major kidney surgery on 9 October will go smoothly and successfully, and that God will grant him strength, protection, and a full recovery.

Thank you once again for your kind prayers and support.

In Christ,
Jane Chai

I'll admit - the first time I read this article title, I thought it was either a typo, or that I was reading it incorrectly.

I don't like paying higher property taxes, but at least there's a societal advantage to it that goes beyond the extra dollars going to schools and whatnot.

(Yes, old article. But thought provoking, nonetheless.)

You may recall the Nazi porn scandal that plagued the Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina last September. For the second year in a row, the cooler months have ushered in a Republican Nazi porn scandal, this time beleaguering a candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia.

Republican nominee John Reid faces fresh scrutiny surrounding a Tumblr blog, allegedly linked to him, that contained pornographic content. Reid denies ownership of the profile, which has the same username as other social media accounts of his: “JRDeux.”

On Wednesday, American Journal News unearthed additional details about the “JRDeux” Tumblr profile. In October 2015, the blog reposted an image of “a male college student in underwear,” which was published by a Nazi fetish account with a racial slur in its username; it contained the phrase “obedient [n-word].”

The user described himself as a “subservient [n-word] who knows his place in society” and who was seeking “superior white men” in the Washington, D.C., area.

According to Reid, the whole story was concocted to smear his sexuality.

[However, these posts, which are archived in the Internet Archive, come from as early as 2014, when he was not in politics, but a media consultant/newsreader.]

Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration​

The head of a presidential library resigned this week after a tug-of-war with the Trump administration over gift selection and a sword for King Charles III, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Todd Arrington, a career historian who previously held posts with the National Park Service and National Archives and Records Administration, said he stepped down on Monday under pressure as director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home.

In an interview with CBS News, Arrington said he was told on Monday, "Resign — or be fired."

Officials at the State Department who compiled an array of gift options for the first couple, sought an Eisenhower sword to reiterate the significance of the U.S.-U.K. relationship since World War II, sources said. But Arrington argued against giving away an artifact that had been accepted as a donation and had become the property of the American people.

Arrington told officials he could help find an alternative gift, but sources say State Department officials persisted. The library's team offered to help find a replica.

Ultimately, West Point provided a Cadet Saber from the military academy.

The White House plays no formal role in hiring or firing directors of presidential libraries that are part of the National Archives system. The duty of hiring library directors falls instead to the archivist of the United States, who oversees NARA. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is serving as acting archivist,